Philippine television’s favorite love team Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza will appear fewer times in the longest noontime variety program "Eat Bulaga."

This was confirmed by Antonio Tuviera, president and CEO of ATP Entertainment, during a recent round-table discussion with showbiz editors and writers.

Tuviera said the two stars will appear less because they are busy preparing for their GMA-7 series "Destined To Be Yours".

The on-screen love team are taping as much as thrice a week for the upcoming show.

"Madalas na ang taping, so nababawasan. Eventually, after their teleserye, that's the only time na babalik. But they will try to appear (on Eat Bulaga) every once or twice a week. But definitely, before the launch siguro, kokonti pa nang kokonti," Tuviera said.

He added that the fans are constantly asking for more exposure for both Richards and Mendoza, which they will try to give.

"Naghahanap talaga sila. Kaya we try to make sure na at least once a week," he said.

Asked if the fewer appearances of the two will affect the ratings of the program, Tuviera said they've managed to remain number one even before Aldub came into the picture.

He's also confident that the two will sustain their popularity and following even with less exposure in

"Eat Bulaga." "Even before AlDub, we were doing very well. Kaya lang, when AlDub came into the picture, ibang klase ang nangyari. We cannot really expect to be there always. A lot of people were saying then na, 'Siguro hindi 'yan tatagal ng three months, six months.' E, over a year na. I think we were successful in a way na to let them stay there at a certain level kaya nakakatuwa," Tuviera ended. (Sunnex)